Hundreds of people across the country took to the street yesterday protesting the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a second-year student of history department.
Some 30,000 students of Comilla Victoria Government College staged demonstration yesterday, the third consecutive days, protesting the killing and demanding punishment of the killers.
They demonstrated at Kandirpar Pubali Chattar, located at the heart of the city, from 10am to 12:30pm.
Students of different educational institutions and cultural activists joined the protest that disrupted traffic in the city.
The protesters later submitted memorandum to the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police.
Imtiaz Ahmed, additional superintendent of police, and officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model police station, Abdur Rob addressed the demonstration, and assured that the criminals would be identified soon.
Al-amin, former president of the college’s theatre group, said Sohagi was a member of the group and protests would continue until the perpetrators were brought to justice.
Meanwhile, teachers and students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) organised a protest rally on the campus. They also demanded arrest and capital punishment to the killers.
A demonstration was also held in protest at Sohagi’s killing in Barguna yesterday.
Barguna district committee of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and Samajik Protirodh Committee formed a human chain on Barguna Press Club premises at noon.
Samajik Protirodh Committee President Sukhranganj Shil, General Secretary Monir Hossain Kamal, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad’s Barguna committee President Nazma Begum and General Secretary advocate Selina Akhter addressed the human chain.
Sohagi, who was returning home after her part-time work as a private tutor on Sunday evening, was assaulted and killed inside Comilla cantonment. Her body was found in a bush hours later.
On Monday, Sohagi’s father Yaar Hossain filed a case with Kotwali police station accusing unnamed people. None was arrested in this connection as of yesterday.
Gonojagoron Mancha will hold a rally in the city today protesting the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu after rape, says press release.
Spokesperson of Gonojagoron Mancha Imran H Sarker in a statement if needed, blockade will be put up across the country, but this type of killing and rape must be stopped.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Online Activists Forum will organise a human chain demanding arrest and trial of the culprits involved in the incident in front of Jatiya Press Club.
Apart from this, a human chain was held at Kacharipara in Netrakona with a call to ensure justice for Tonu.
